We have quite a few stores in the Annex, and several cupboards/chests that use for storage but are movable so we reference with individual names.
The main stores, and what is currently stored in them is described below, although individual small items can move between stores based on the whims of whoever is putting them away. It should also be noted that each store has a laminated page taped to the front door that has a list of what is stored inside, although these need to be updated to reflect some recent changes.
Upper store:
This store is accessed through the fire escape and is mostly used to store stage and H&S related items. It is the storage place for:
Screws
Power and manual tools (mitre saw, circular saw, jigsaw, electric planer, belt sander, drills, impact driver)
PPE (hard hats, ear defenders, earplugs, high-vis jackets, rigging gloves, knee pads, masks)
Rigging equipment (pulleys, hemp, tab rollers)
Cleaning equipment (brooms, dustpans and brushes, and our vacuum cleaner)
Hinges and L-brackets
Ironmongery (door handles, tap fixings, wall support frames for shelves)
Bolts and nuts
The TD, Annex officer and Treasurer lockers
We also have a tool chest in Upper Store that we call George that is red on the right hand side of the store as you enter, and is very rarely moved, but is still on wheels, so be careful if you put an unbalanced load on top of his lid. George is labelled on the outside, and inside him is stored:
Set squares
Tape measures
Hammers and rubber mallets
Pliers and wire strippers
Sandpaper
Handsaws, both for wood and metal
Staple guns, and staples for them
Wood chisels
Wrenches
Generally speaking, if a stage-related item isn't wood/building material, then it will be stored in upper store. Upper store is also generally held open with a long block of wood kept just inside the door frame of the store since the motion detector inside has a tendency to take some time to turn on the internal light.
Small store:
Small store is accessed either from the main theatre room in the top-stage-left corner of the room, or from the fire escape. Small store is also a more generalist store and, depending on which show is happening and at what point in the week we are, several items may or may not be stored in small store. However, there are some fixed items that are fairly consistently stored in small store:
The followspot trolley that holds two followspots along with their gel frames that go on the front, and three followspot support poles
The sound desk in its case, generally stored under the table along the left hand side of the room
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The lighting desk in its case, generally stored under the table along the left hand side of the room
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The lighting desk support that is used at the back of the room for show nights
The old followspot and case, which is still functional, but is not generally used in shows
The Failed Under Continuous Testing area where cables, lights, tools or other electrical items that are faulty are stored until they can be inspected by a qualified individual and repaired if possible, either by the Annex officer or by sending the item off to be repaired externally
Monitors, keyboards and mice for the sound and lighting desks
Small dimmers are stored in the wall on the left hand side of the store
The broken biscuits stockpile
Blue tissue roll
Kettle
Community cutlery
Two first aid kits
Inside small store are also two filing cabinets that are behind the door into the main theatre room when it is opened, and they hold:
Stationary (pens, pencils, rulers, erasers, pencil sharpeners)
Extension cables
need to add the types in here
need to add the rest that is stored in the small store filing cabinet
TARDIS:
TARDIS is a store that is in the top-stage-left hand corner of the main theatre room and is largely dedicated to sound, to know how to use it, direct yourself to How to TARDIS. Inside TARDIS is:
Leccy / electrical tape
Gaffa tape
Hazard tape
Sharpies
Masking tape
Cellotape
need to add the sound equipment stored in TARDIS into here
Lower store:
Lower store is accessed through the corridor between the theatre room and the green room or the fire escape. It is also referred to as mould store due to a persistent mould issue that is now (hopefully) fixed and has the following items stored inside:
The COSHH cupboard which is where we store all our hazardous substances (paint, sealant, whitener)
Mic coffin where we store the mics we use for shows
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Filing cabinets:
The filing cabinets can be accessed in the corridor between the Annex and the green room, opposite Lower store, these contain:
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DMX cables and DMX benders
TRS cables and TRS benders
Mounting hardware for lights
Uncut gels
Big store:
Big store is accessed through the green room and is used to store large stage-related items as well as new lighting store and several movable chests/storage boxes. Big store holds:
Wood store at the back of big store
link to wood store page organisational system when that page is made
Hardwood and plywood sheets are stored horizontally towards the back of big store
The tread steps and sides in sizes of 1 - 4 feet high are stored at the back of big store
Tab chest where we store pieces of tab that are not being used is stored at the back of big store
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Deck, both stagesoc deck and ali-deck, is stored under lighting store just to the right of the entrance to big store
Flats, split into small and big flats, are stored on the left hand side of big store
The doors used in door flats are kept with small flats
Deck legs from 3 foot to 5 foot high are stored directly in front of the entrance to big store, split by height
Bracing legs for deck are kept behind the deck legs storage area
A metal bin used to store small wood pieces that are less useful (generally under a foot long)
need to add what is in cold storage
Big store also holds three of our named storage chests: John, Bessie and Bessie Jr. All three are movable and are on wheels, but the wheels on the Bessies are relatively stiff so John is the most commonly used chest for moving items around campus. Bessie is directly in front of the entrance to big store, and John and Bessie Jr are stored in the big store corridor.
John holds:
Bessie holds:
Bessie Jr holds: